Brazil: Democracy or Dictatorship

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Two Years of Military Rule in Brazil

Brazil enters its third year of military rule on March 31, a date which marks the anniversary of the three-day revolt by military and civilian leaders that ousted the government of President Joao Goulart in 1964. The military regime that assumed power after Goulart's overthrow was to be a transitional government; President Humberto Castelo Branco, a former general and Army chief of staff, was to step down in favor of an elected successor at the end of January 1966.

The presidential election scheduled for last October, however, was postponed for a year1 on the ground that the revolutionary regime needed a longer period in which to achieve its goals and ensure continuation of its policies. Now some elements of ...

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